Russell takes over for Martin at Reynolds

After years of being an assistant coach, Mike Russell will finally get his turn as the man in charge as he was recently named head coach of the R.J. Reynolds boys varsity basketball team.   Russell replaces Billy Martin who was head coach for the Demon for nearly two decades. Russell is a 2001 graduate of Reynolds and was a key piece of back-to-back state championship teams in 2000 and 2001. He recently sat down with The Chronicle to talk about taking over the Demons team and his goals for the future. Q: What’s the first order of business for you? A: The first order has been taken care of for the most part. I needed to make sure I got some good people around me on this journey. I still have a couple people I want to add to the staff, but that was the first order of business to get some good people around me. As soon as I got the position, the kids went out on spring break, so we have some catching up to do. I want to get a chance to meet with the guys and myself and we can get rolling. Q: What were you...